Burundi
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Burundi.
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Identity
Name origin: name dates from 1966 and is derived from the name of the local Bantu people, the Rundi or Barundi.
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Burundi vs Tanzania
106 shared metrics.
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Tanzania
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United Republic of Tanzania.
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Curated stat
Tanzania's Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest point and the world's largest free-standing volcanic mass.
Analysis
Tanzania leads in 68 of 106 shared metrics, while Burundi leads in 38.
Burundi's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Tanzania (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).
Burundi's Population Density is 6.1x that of Tanzania (533.08 /km² vs 75.21 /km²).
Burundi's Inflation Rate is 5.5x that of Tanzania (20.2% vs 3.1%).
Burundi's Military Spending is 2.3x that of Tanzania (3.8% of GDP vs 1.2% of GDP).
Burundi's Insufficient Physical Activity is 2.2x that of Tanzania (14.35% of adults vs 4.5% of adults).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Burundi leads
Burundi
202 per 100 people
Tanzania
2.0 per 100 people
Population DensityBurundi leads
Burundi
533.08 /km²
Tanzania
75.21 /km²
Inflation RateBurundi leads
Burundi
20.2%
Tanzania
3.1%
Military SpendingBurundi leads
Burundi
3.8% of GDP
Tanzania
1.2% of GDP
Insufficient Physical ActivityBurundi leads
Burundi
14.35% of adults
Tanzania
4.5% of adults
Firms Hit by Power OutagesBurundi leads
Burundi
93.88% of firms
Tanzania
34.13% of firms
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
BurundiBurundi
202 per 100 people
Tanzania
2.0 per 100 people
10000% higher
Population Density
BurundiBurundi
533.08 /km²
Tanzania
75.21 /km²
609% higher
Inflation Rate
BurundiBurundi
20.2%
Tanzania
3.1%
552% higher
Military Spending
BurundiBurundi
3.8% of GDP
Tanzania
1.2% of GDP
229% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
BurundiBurundi
14.35% of adults
Tanzania
4.5% of adults
218% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
BurundiBurundi
93.88% of firms
Tanzania
34.13% of firms
175% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
BurundiBurundi
8.4% of GDP
Tanzania
3.1% of GDP
170% higher
Beer Consumption
BurundiBurundi
1.8 L/person/yr
Tanzania
0.68 L/person/yr
159% higher
Political Corruption Index
BurundiBurundi
0.84
Tanzania
0.33
157% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
BurundiBurundi
14.01% of firms
Tanzania
6.9% of firms
103% higher
Spirits Consumption
TanzaniaBurundi
0.00 L/person/yr
Tanzania
0.39 L/person/yr
100% lower
Forest Area
TanzaniaBurundi
2.8K km²
Tanzania
443.4K km²
99% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
TanzaniaBurundi
0.75% of adults
Tanzania
52.85% of adults
99% lower
Scientific Publications
TanzaniaBurundi
27.99
Tanzania
1.2K
98% lower
Land Area
TanzaniaBurundi
25.7K km²
Tanzania
885.8K km²
97% lower
Airports
TanzaniaBurundi
6.0
Tanzania
206
97% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TanzaniaBurundi
$3,082,433,067.33
Tanzania
$78,844,405,385.22
96% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
BurundiBurundi
13.17% of firms
Tanzania
6.7% of firms
96% higher
Electricity Generation
TanzaniaBurundi
0.39 TWh
Tanzania
10.98 TWh
96% lower
Water Withdrawal
TanzaniaBurundi
0.28 B m³
Tanzania
5.2 B m³
95% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
TanzaniaBurundi
0.97 Mt CO2e
Tanzania
21.34 Mt CO2e
95% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
TanzaniaBurundi
131.0K kW
Tanzania
1.82M kW
93% lower
Digital Payments Used
TanzaniaBurundi
4.3% of adults
Tanzania
57.14% of adults
92% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TanzaniaBurundi
4.6 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
40.29 kg/person/yr
89% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
BurundiBurundi
83.89%
Tanzania
44.62%
88% higher
Irrigated Land
TanzaniaBurundi
230 km²
Tanzania
1.8K km²
87% lower
Protected Land (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
7.6%
Tanzania
40%
81% lower
Population
TanzaniaBurundi
13.59M
Tanzania
69.15M
80% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
TanzaniaBurundi
0.06
Tanzania
0.30
80% lower
GNI Per Capita
TanzaniaBurundi
$260
Tanzania
$1,210
79% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
10.89%
Tanzania
50.05%
78% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TanzaniaBurundi
0.07 t/person/yr
Tanzania
0.29 t/person/yr
78% lower
Electricity Access (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
11.6%
Tanzania
48.3%
76% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
TanzaniaBurundi
9.7 per 1k people
Tanzania
40.2 per 1k people
76% lower
Land Border Length
TanzaniaBurundi
1.1K km
Tanzania
4.2K km
73% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TanzaniaBurundi
$1,194.95
Tanzania
$4,220.8
72% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TanzaniaBurundi
1.7 per 100k
Tanzania
5.6 per 100k
70% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
TanzaniaBurundi
0.16
Tanzania
0.55
70% lower
Credit Card Ownership
TanzaniaBurundi
0.29% of adults
Tanzania
0.85% of adults
66% lower
Unemployment Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
0.90%
Tanzania
2.6%
65% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
TanzaniaBurundi
33.16% of adults
Tanzania
94.15% of adults
65% lower
Internet Users (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
11%
Tanzania
29%
62% lower
Alcohol Consumption
TanzaniaBurundi
4.2 L/adult/yr
Tanzania
10.95 L/adult/yr
62% lower
Border Neighbors
TanzaniaBurundi
3.0
Tanzania
8.0
62% lower
Obesity Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
4.5%
Tanzania
11.39%
60% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
TanzaniaBurundi
2.5 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
6.2 kg/person/yr
59% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
TanzaniaBurundi
17 pts
Tanzania
40 pts
57% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
1.3%
Tanzania
3.0%
57% lower
Water Stress (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
2.8%
Tanzania
6.2%
55% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
BurundiBurundi
4.9% of GDP
Tanzania
3.2% of GDP
54% higher
Highest Elevation
TanzaniaBurundi
2.7K m
Tanzania
5.9K m
54% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
53.36 per 1k
Tanzania
113.21 per 1k
53% lower
University Enrollment Rate
BurundiBurundi
6.0%
Tanzania
4.0%
50% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
63 per 100 people
Tanzania
127 per 100 people
50% lower
Suicide Rate
BurundiBurundi
7.7 per 100k
Tanzania
5.1 per 100k
50% higher
Official Languages Count
BurundiBurundi
3.0
Tanzania
2.0
50% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
TanzaniaBurundi
1.1% of GDP
Tanzania
2.2% of GDP
50% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
TanzaniaBurundi
0.18
Tanzania
0.36
49% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TanzaniaBurundi
183.67 gCO2/kWh
Tanzania
345.02 gCO2/kWh
47% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
BurundiBurundi
10.1% of adults
Tanzania
7.3% of adults
38% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
TanzaniaBurundi
0.08 per 1k
Tanzania
0.13 per 1k
38% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
TanzaniaBurundi
11% of firms
Tanzania
17.5% of firms
37% lower
Capital Elevation
BurundiBurundi
1.5K m
Tanzania
1.1K m
34% higher
Time Zones Count
TanzaniaBurundi
2.0 time zones
Tanzania
3.0 time zones
33% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
TanzaniaBurundi
$24.69
Tanzania
$35.65
31% lower
Urban Population (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
24.83%
Tanzania
36.17%
31% lower
Food Waste per Person
TanzaniaBurundi
132.82 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
192.89 kg/person/yr
31% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
1.7% of youth labor force
Tanzania
2.4% of youth labor force
30% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
BurundiBurundi
48.4% of GDP
Tanzania
38% of GDP
27% higher
Child Mortality
BurundiBurundi
49.2 per 1k births
Tanzania
38.9 per 1k births
26% higher
GDP Growth Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
4.1%
Tanzania
5.5%
26% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
TanzaniaBurundi
0.65
Tanzania
0.83
22% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
12.3 per 100k
Tanzania
15.8 per 100k
22% lower
Human Development Index
TanzaniaBurundi
0.44
Tanzania
0.56
21% lower
Smoking Rate
BurundiBurundi
11.2%
Tanzania
9.3%
20% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
BurundiBurundi
44.63%
Tanzania
37.22%
20% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
BurundiBurundi
29.65 µg/m³
Tanzania
25.08 µg/m³
18% higher
Elderly Population (%)
TanzaniaBurundi
2.5%
Tanzania
3.0%
17% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
TanzaniaBurundi
17 days/yr
Tanzania
20 days/yr
15% lower
Women in Senior Management
TanzaniaBurundi
25.67% of managers
Tanzania
29.67% of managers
13% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
BurundiBurundi
31.0K
Tanzania
28.0K
11% higher
Death Rate
BurundiBurundi
5.5 per 1k
Tanzania
5.0 per 1k
11% higher
Fertility Rate
BurundiBurundi
4.9 children/woman
Tanzania
4.5 children/woman
11% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
TanzaniaBurundi
71.41%
Tanzania
78.21%
9% lower
Median Age
TanzaniaBurundi
15.9 years
Tanzania
17.2 years
8% lower
Informal Employment Share
BurundiBurundi
98.04% of employed people
Tanzania
90.78% of employed people
8% higher
Dependency Ratio
BurundiBurundi
89.5% of working-age pop.
Tanzania
83.76% of working-age pop.
7% higher
Birth Rate
BurundiBurundi
35.91 per 1k
Tanzania
33.45 per 1k
7% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
BurundiBurundi
83%
Tanzania
78.3%
6% higher
Infant Mortality
BurundiBurundi
31.5 per 1k births
Tanzania
29.9 per 1k births
5% higher
Life Expectancy
TanzaniaBurundi
63.7 years
Tanzania
67.0 years
5% lower
Youth Population (%)
BurundiBurundi
44.7%
Tanzania
42.54%
5% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
BurundiBurundi
36.3% of adults
Tanzania
34.9% of adults
4% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
BurundiBurundi
38.21%
Tanzania
37.4%
2% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
TanzaniaBurundi
40.27 hrs/week
Tanzania
40.72 hrs/week
1% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
TanzaniaBurundi
12.63% of GDP
Tanzania
12.8% of GDP
1% lower
Coastline Length
TanzaniaBurundi
0 km
Tanzania
1.4K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
BurundiBurundi
0%
Tanzania
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
BurundiBurundi
0%
Tanzania
0%
ranked higher
Solar Electricity Share
TanzaniaBurundi
0%
Tanzania
0.45%
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TanzaniaBurundi
0 per 1M people
Tanzania
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
BurundiBurundi
772 m
Tanzania
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TanzaniaBurundi
-6.1% of GDP
Tanzania
-2.4% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TanzaniaBurundi
0 sites
Tanzania
7.0 sites
ranked lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TanzaniaBurundi
0 per 100k people
Tanzania
0.05 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
BurundiBurundi
0 per 1M people
Tanzania
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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